SS Winfield Scott (wreck)
USA /
California /
Channel Islands Beach /
World
/ USA
/ California
/ Channel Islands Beach
World / United States / California
shipwreck, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places
The SS Winfield Scott was a sidewheel steamer that transported passengers and cargo between San Francisco, California and Panama in the early 1850s, during the California Gold Rush. After entering a heavy fog off the coast of Southern California on the evening of December 1, 1853, the ship crashed into Middle Anacapa Island. All 450 passengers and crew survived, but the ship was lost.
The Winfield Scott has been the object of numerous salvage operations since the crash, and currently rests underwater as part of the Channel Islands National Park and Marine Sanctuary. The wreck site of the Winfield Scott is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
www.cawreckdivers.org/Wrecks/Winnfiel.htm
The Winfield Scott has been the object of numerous salvage operations since the crash, and currently rests underwater as part of the Channel Islands National Park and Marine Sanctuary. The wreck site of the Winfield Scott is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
www.cawreckdivers.org/Wrecks/Winnfiel.htm
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winfield_Scott_(ship)
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Coordinates: 34°0'27"N 119°23'16"W
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